Table 5.
The rates of agreement between examinations/treatments requested by doctors and triage nurses by patients’ age groups
| Examinations | Age | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| 18-35, n (%) | 36-64, n (%) | ≥65, n (%) | ||
| Requesting an examination | 275 (61.2) | 162 (53.8) | 42 (45.7) | 0.009 |
| X-ray | 423 (94.2) | 291 (96.7) | 91 (98.9) | 0.071 |
| Analgesic pomade | 441 (98.2) | 298 (99) | 91 (98.9) | 0.830 |
| Gluco-stick | 427 (95.1) | 266 (88.4) | 72 (78.3) | <0.001 |
| Urinary test | 416 (92.7) | 286 (95) | 74 (80.4) | <0.001 |
| Oral paracetamol | 370 (82.4) | 236 (78.4) | 82 (89.1) | 0.057 |
| Urinary beta-Hcg (n=436) | 206 (91.6) | 146 (93.6) | 55 (100) | 0.078 |
| Local anesthesia of the eye | 428 (95.3) | 288 (95.7) | 88 (95.7) | 0.970 |